Lasting-machine



I No. 564,152.

(No Model.)

' .G. H. KELLEY."

'LASTING MACHINE. y

Patented July 14, 1896.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. KELLEY, OE REVERE, MASSACHUSETTS.

LASTlNG-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 564,152, dated. July14, 1896.

Application filed August 31, 1893. Serial No. 484,450- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. KELLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Revere, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lasting-Machines,of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawings.

My invention has for its objectan im provement in lasting-jacks, bymeans of which the shoe is not only held in position while the upper isbeing secured in place by tacks or other securing means, but which shallalso serve to properly smooth and press the upper into position prior tothe securing of the upper in place; and it consists in a deviceconstructed as hereinafter set forth, and the novel features of whichare pointed out in the claims which are appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawings, to which reference is made in thefollowing description, I have shown a device embodying my invention.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 is a planview looking down from line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

My device may be employed either in connection with some of thewell-known machines for lasting shoes inwhich the upper will be securedin place by tacks or other securing means in the operation of themachine, or it maybe employed simply to effect the lasting of the shoe,that is, to properly smooth and press the upper over the last, and theoperator may then secure the upper in place by hand.

The supporting-bed, which is shown at A, may obviously be varied in formas desired, or if the device be employed in connection with a machinefor securing the upper in place the bed A may be-omitted, the base pieceB being applied directly to a portion of the jack-supporting mechanismof the machine.

The bed A is preferably provided with pins 0, which fit holes in thebase 13, and which afford a means of quickly and accurately placing thebase on the bed and securing it thereon. At one end of the base Bissecured a post (I, said post being set in a slot 6, formed lengthwise ofthe part B to permit of the adjustment of the post to accommodate lastsof different sizes. To the post dis pivoted the heel-rest f, which isprovided on top with a pin adapted to project into a socket in the lastin the well-known manner. At the other end of the base B a post g issecured in the same manner as is the post d. Upon the post 9 is mountedthe pivoted toe-rest h. The upper portion of the post 9 is adapted to beraised or lowered and seen red in a given position, as shown.-

The construction of the heel and toe rests is old and well known andwill not require a more detailed description. v

To the base of the post is secured, by means of a bolt j, the part k,which is provided at its outer end with a post or stud Z, upon which ispivoted the laterally-extending arms m n.

. The part 75 may, if desired, be formed integral with the base B. Thesearms are made preferably of spring metal, so that they may yieldslightly. They are of the shape shown in Fig. 2, being curved slightlyoutwardly to correspond somewhat with the curve of the sides of thelast. To the arms m n are secured, by means of 'a clamping-strip w or inany suitable manner, a series of vertical springarms 19. These armsextend upwardly and are preferably curved, curving outwardly slightlyand then inwardly at their upper ends, where they are rounded or turnedback slightly, so that as they engage the upper they will press and bearagainst it without danger of defacing or tearing it.

The number of the vertical arms employed may be varied, but I prefer toemploy as many as four on each side. I prefer also to employ aspring-arm g, which is fast at its lower end to the upper portion of thepost g, and which at its upper end engages the upper at the toe of theshoe, but I do not consider this arm as essential to the operation of mydevice, and it may be omitted, if desired.

On one of the arms m n I pivot, as shown at r, a latch s, which extendsacross to the opposite laterally-extending arm and is provided at itsfree end with a shoulder or hook, (shown at t,) which engages saidopposite arm when the lateral arms are closed, and which serves to holdsaid arms in a closed position. By raising this latch the arms on a willspring apart or may be thrown apart, freeing the vertical arms 1) fromthe shoe.

The operation of the device is simple. The operator, after assemblingthe parts of the shoe on the last, places the heel of the last on theheel-rest, the rest being then swung back on its pivot out of thevertical position. The last is then brought forward until the upper endsof the vertical spring-arms p bear on the sides of the upper. The arms mn are then closed or brought together and are secured in that positionby the latch s. The operator then forces the last downwardly until thetoe of the shoe bears firmly on the toerest. In doing this the sides ofthe upper are spread and smoothed out by the rubbing and pressingcontact of the ends of the sprin garms 19, and the upper is drawntightly and smoothly into position on the last. The operator may thenreadily draw in the edge of the upper over the insole and secure it inplace, or the edge of the upper may be drawn in and properly placed andthe jack put into a tacking-machine or similar device and the uppersecured in place by the operation of the machine. To remove the shoe, itis only necessary to raise or trip the latch 3, allowing the arms m n tospring apart, after which the shoe may be readily removed.

The device is simple, speedy in its operation, and effective. If,however, in any case it does not operate to perfectly smooth and bringthe upper into position, the operator may readily see where the defectis and may quickly remove it by drawing the upper into place with hispincers, when the arms 1) will operate to hold it securely in placewhile it is being tacked or otherwise fastened.

hen the device is employed in connection with a tacking-machine, thespeed with which it maybe operated, both in lasting the shoe and inremoving the shoe after it has been lasted, is of great importance.

hat I claim is- 1. The combination in a lasting-jack with thelast-supports of arms located on opposite sides of the last-supports,and pivoted at one end adjacent to one of said supports to enable themto be swung horizontally toward and from a last mounted on the saidlastsupports, a series of vertical spring-arms rigidly secured to eachof said lateral arms and means for securing said lateral arms in theirclosed position, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination in a lasting-jack with the arms pivoted at one endthereof as described and each having a series of vertical spring-armsrigidly affixed thereto of a latch secured to one of said lateral armsand adapted to engage the other lateral arm for the purpose of holdingthe arms in their closed position, substantially as set forth.

A lasting-jack provided with arms pivoted at one end thereof asdescribed and each having rigidly applied thereto a series of verticalspring-arms for engaging the sides of the upper, means for holding saidarms in their closed position; and a vertical springarm for engaging thetoe of the upper, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES ll. KELLEY. lVitnesses:

WM. A. MAonEon, ROBERT WALLAcE.

